100 Things About ME - "I Like" Part 1

I've combined these earlier entries into one big entry.

Tuesday is Chooseday

Would you rather:
1. live in a place with the constant threat of volcano eruptions OR the constant threat of tidal waves? Whew... I'm thinking the tidal waves. I'd rather be soggy thatn have 4th degree burns.
2. go through an operation that would make you absolutely gorgeous, able to win any beauty contest OR one that would make you able to run faster than anybody on the planet? The running is pretty cool, but if it's not fast enough to run on water I'll go for the operation (because we all know how vain I am).
3. have warts on your face OR on your genitals? No.
4. scream in pain everytime you comb your hair OR cry like a baby when you brush your teeth? When I brush my hair. I don't do much with my hair, but I brush my teeth all the time.

Two Things

A few years ago, I was chatting with a stranger in a bar. When I told him I was an economist, he said, "Ah. So… what are the Two Things about economics?"
"Huh?" I cleverly replied.
"You know, the Two Things. For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important."
"Oh," I said. "Okay, here are the Two Things about economics. One: Incentives matter. Two: There’s no such thing as a free lunch."

For computers I'd say:

1. Reboot if it acts up.
   
2. Backup your files.

To save readers some money I'll include two bonus items:

3. Don't buy the best unless you have cash to burn (or really intense games to play).
   
4. Make sure it's got a good return policy (unless you know it's exactly what you want).

100 Things About ME - "I Like" Part 2

I've combined these earlier entries into one big entry.

Taxes - Tuesday Twosome

1. "Eek, I owe" or "Show me the money!" Show me!! Actually it's not very much this year...
2. "Finished already" or "It isn't the 15th yet, so why rush?!" Why rush?!? I suppose I should get those done soon, eh?
3. "Taxes suck" or "I don't mind because some of it goes to social causes" I'm not keen on them but I know they help out. I'd pay more if I knew it'd go to education!
4. "1040EZ" or "How the heck does anybody understand all this crap?" It's not that bad, but I wouldn't say it's EZ either.
5. "Receipts? What are those?" or "I keep everything just in case *knock on wood*" I keep 'em all. They could be sorted a little better...

New colors :(

So I'm not liking these new colors on the blog. But I've been fussing with them for a while so they are staying for a few days, I've been liking this red so I thought I'd like the look. I know the background isn't the most masculine but I didn't think trying to contrast the colors was going to look so non-masculine. It was either too pink or too pukey...